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Bowl barrow 610m northwest of Whitestown Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Somerset, England. The monument survives as a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrow form, a common funerary monument type of the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows typically functioned as burial monuments for high-status individuals, with the barrow mound constructed over inhumed or cremated remains. This example contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary practices in the Somerset landscape and is recorded on the National Heritage List for England.
Bowl barrow 610m northwest of Whitestown Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011536. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 610m northwest of Whitestown Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011536.
Bowl barrow 610m northwest of Whitestown Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1011536.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bracelet Cave (6.9 km), Badger Hole, Wookey (7.4 km), Rhinoceros Hole, Wookey (7.4 km).
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